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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 10 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1326 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W/4000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W)
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 KENWOOD-TM-000721E SIEMENS-000745-E303